Hot Mom With Some Relay Action

This was supposed to be a "Dad" chaperoned field trip. The permission slip was sent home two weeks ago and I asked Jim if he would like to go; he said "Sure!" He hasn't gone to any of Xavier's field trips thus far and a third grade trip to the National Institute of Fitness and Sport sounds perfect for a dad to chaperone, don't you think? I certainly did!
However, two weeks passed, time for the field trip arrived and Jim wasn't able to be off work, so Mom got to go instead (yip...eee :() I am not now, nor have I ever been, athletic or fit. I really despise physical activity, so attending this field trip was only a duty, not a pleasure. I am the zoo/museum/musical mom, NOT a SPORTS mom....
The kids got to do lots of fun things:

Rock Wall climbing (which I did not get any pictures of because Xavier wanted a video of it instead, but that darn thing won't load here. Stupid website!)

Scooter Races

Beachball Volleyball Obstacle Courses and...

RELAY RACES (oh what fun...)

Our group had an odd number of students, so to even up the pairs we needed an adult volunteer. Have I mentioned that I am NOT athletic or physically inclined? AND I just had a c-section 7 weeks ago? Anyway, no other adult volunteered, so I did the good chaperon thing and offered myself. I hope these children understand one day the sacrifices I made for them :)

Here are some pictures of the glorious event:

At first I was paired up with Christopher Breedlove

And here is me, making a WAY stupid face as I try not to fall down doing what the kids called "karaokee". No, I did not fall. Yay me! But for the last race, Xavier wanted to race me. His team was behind, and since I was the last runner, I made sure his team was winning at the end. Hey, he's my kid and I wanted him to win, dang it! (even though I totally could have creamed him.... give me some credit, it was the only time in my life I ever even had a chance at winning a relay race - again, I am NOT athletic! I hated P.E. and wanted to call in sick on Field Day So, in the end, it was a fun day. The kids got to learn about taking care of their bodies, I "almost" won the relay race, and at lunch back at the school, Xavier tore his sandwich in half to share with me since I didn't bring anything for myself. He is such a dear, sweet boy! And I am glad I got to be the substitute for Dad on this one!

My Favorite Valentines Day

My favorite Valentines Day was celebrated a day late, at a restaurant we always go to and stopping to pick up diapers on the way home to get the kids.

My favorite Valentines gift was nothing more than a letter that said everything I've ever wanted to hear.

My favorite Valentines memory is waking up, still in my pj's, in the arms of the one person who has always had my heart.

My favorite Valentine is you!

I love you more with every breath I take!

Valentine Ornaments and a Pizza: By Us

Emma and I decided to make Valentines for the family this year. Here are the ingredients and tools we needed:

Here is Emma pouring the (LOTS) of cinnamon on top of the applesauce (who'da thunk cinnamon and applesauce could make dough?)



This is what Emma called the "poop". I'll admit, it did resemble it a bit.


Here she is cutting out our shapes. To be honest, this project wasn't as easy or kid friendly as I had hoped. Or maybe it is that I am TERRIBLE with dough!


Here are all of our shapes, and Emma putting in the string holes.


We baked them for 2 hours. There are no pictures of that. It was lunchtime and that was a little like watching the grass grow... :)

But the next morning, Emma worked on her gift tags.


And here is the finished product! (Ta Da!)



And here are my goofy two posing in front of their (dysfuntional) pizza. Xavier doesn't eat toppings and Emma LOVES sausages.